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Organ donation: A Father’s Day gift of life – 9News, Denver
After kidney failure and dialysis, a Longmont father’s dream of transplantation is coming true.
Viral video sends powerful message about organ donation – NBC Today Health
If all your colleagues are hunched over their keyboards crying this afternoon, this video might be why. The “Man and the Dog)” ad is for Argentina’s Liver Transplant Foundation, but its message is clear across the world, and many viewers said they were in tears after watching.
25 Year-old from Boulder seeks 4th kidney donor – 7News, Denver
A 25 year old college student from Boulder is in need of a fourth Kidney transplant. She was diagnosed in 2007 with Medullary Cystic Kidney disease.
Teen helps man raise money for kidney transplant – KRDO 13, Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs teen who has already graduated both high school and college is using his education to help a man pay for his kidney transplant.
Colorado woman receives new heart after waiting 125 days – Fox 31, Denver
A Colorado woman in need of a new heart received the gift of life after waiting more than 125 days. Doctors estimate most patients wait a month or two, but Tammy Harper’s condition required her to have a strict match.
Natrona County DA says he received heart transplant last fall – Casper Star Tribune, Casper, WY
Natrona County, Wyoming District Attorney Michael Blonigen is ready to speak about the life-saving gift he received last fall. Suffering from multiple heart complications after undergoing bypass surgery, stints and even a pacemaker, Blonigen was told by his doctors that his heart was only working at 10% capacity and that he would need a life-saving heart transplant. In October, 2015 Mike was airlifted to the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora where he received the gift that saved his life. “Somewhere out there … is a young man’s family and they did a remarkable thing and I’m trying to repay that a little bit,” Blonigen told the Casper Star Tribune.
Colorado Springs donor’s family honored at National Donate Life Month Ceremony – KRDO 13, Colorado Springs, CO
Step-daughter gives step-dad the gift of life – KCWY 13, Casper WY
April is National Donate Life Month, a celebration of those who have saved lives through the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation. It’s also a reminder that there are nearly 200 people in Wyoming waiting for a life-saving transplant. One Casper man was on the list, waiting for a kidney for nearly five years. But his wait was cut short when his step-daughter surprised him with an unexpected gift.
VIDEO: Colorado organ donor’s mom chosen to appear on ‘Donate Life’ float in Rose Parade – KDVR-TV Fox31, Denver
Englewood resident Amy Johnson is making a difference by taking to the national stage to convey the importance of raising public awareness about donation. She has been selected to appear on the Donate Life Colorado float in the 2015 Rose Parade. Johnson has endured what no parent should have to, losing her 15-year-old daughter Nicole, killed by a drunk driver. Nicole’s organ donation saved three lives, including that of Ron Jacques who says, “she saved my life, she gave me life again.”
VIDEO: Donate Life Colorado Members Hand Out Roses To Transplant Patients – CBS4 Denver
In this season of giving, more than 2,500 Coloradans are hoping for the gift of life — an organ transplant. The folks from Donate Life Colorado gathered a group together on the transplant unit of the University of Colorado Hospital on Wednesday. Amy Johnson handed out red roses in honor of her angel, daughter Nicole, who was killed at age 15 in a one-car crash. The driver was drunk. “I lost my daughter 13 years ago and we were able to donate her heart, liver and kidney,” Johnson said.
Colorado organ donor’s mom chosen to appear on ‘Donate Life’ float in Rose Parade – CW2, Denver
Eighteen people die each day in the U.S. while waiting for an organ transplant. Officials say that is a tragedy considering how easy it is for people to sign up to be organ donors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that more than 123,000 people are waiting for an organ. More than 2,500 are on the list in Colorado.
Arvada man shares transplants story at Rose Parade – Denver Post YourHub Arvada, Colorado
Twenty-two year-old Connor Randall shares the story of his two heart transplants.